{"id":5831,"date":"2023-01-13T11:01:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T15:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/?page_id=5831"},"modified":"2025-06-04T20:10:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T00:10:27","slug":"birthcoach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/?page_id=5831","title":{"rendered":"Birth Coach Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5831\" class=\"elementor elementor-5831\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0771a5 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c0771a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42b3731\" data-id=\"42b3731\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285d6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"285d6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Birth Coach\/TBA Services<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88f9485 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88f9485\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57605e9\" data-id=\"57605e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e662b87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e662b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4243063 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4243063\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e5730c\" data-id=\"9e5730c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b999a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35b999a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You may be familiar with the role of \u201cdoula\u201d, which is an unregulated expert in prenatal education, advocacy, providing comfort measures and support to birthing families without offering medical care, unlike a Registered Midwife or an Obstetrician. As a Birth Coach\/Traditional Birth Attendant I work like a doula to offer support to families birthing their babies at home without a medical professional present.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-535bd14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"535bd14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb8dd63\" data-id=\"eb8dd63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd4f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cd4f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Does It Mean To Be \"Unregulated\"?\u200b\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0833cb\" data-id=\"e0833cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093f2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"093f2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">Being \u201cunregulated\u201d means that anyone can work as a Birth Coach without fulfilling any specific requirement, so the knowledge base of those who support families at home greatly differs, as do philosophies, motivations, boundaries and risk tolerance.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">Every regulated profession has a governing body whose mandate is to protect the public by creating a framework for training, certification, and maintaining skills. Being unregulated means there is no governing body for the work of a Birth Coach, however my care is governed by general laws such as the Ontario Regulated Health Professions Act of 1991 which mandates what professionals, and <b>only professionals with a license<\/b>, can do.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">This lack of regulation also means there is no disciplinary process for myself or any other doula or birth worker who offers poor care.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70cd77d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70cd77d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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https:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cropped-cropped-WDC_Thrive_Icon_Transparent.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cropped-cropped-WDC_Thrive_Icon_Transparent-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2150 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cropped-cropped-WDC_Thrive_Icon_Transparent-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cropped-cropped-WDC_Thrive_Icon_Transparent-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cropped-cropped-WDC_Thrive_Icon_Transparent-64x64.png 64w, https:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cropped-cropped-WDC_Thrive_Icon_Transparent-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cropped-cropped-WDC_Thrive_Icon_Transparent-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cropped-cropped-WDC_Thrive_Icon_Transparent-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cropped-cropped-WDC_Thrive_Icon_Transparent-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cropped-cropped-WDC_Thrive_Icon_Transparent.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e21ab9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e21ab9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cd839a\" data-id=\"8cd839a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99c8e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e99c8e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Limitations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce5a314\" data-id=\"ce5a314\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fae94c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fae94c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>**I do not advise or manage your pregnancy, birth or postpartum but remain hands-off in a supportive role only**<\/b><\/span><\/li><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">None of my care is covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">I can not order ultrasounds or lab work<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">I do not perform medical procedures (as listed in the Controlled Acts legislation), such as injections, vaginal exams, fetal monitoring in labour, etc<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">I do not attend clients in hospital, even if they transfer in labour or the immediate postpartum<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">I do not keep medical records on my clients<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">I am not God and am not in control of outcomes<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44c49b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44c49b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-388acee\" data-id=\"388acee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18972f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18972f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So What Can I offer, You Ask?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae179f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae179f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-babf2de\" data-id=\"babf2de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385292e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"385292e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Evidence-based prenatal education in real time<\/li><li>Prenatal teaching on how to measure your own blood pressure, check your urine, palpate the baby, listen to the heart (with fetoscope or Doppler), etc<\/li><li>Access to my book <a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thriveprenatal.com\/lendinglibrary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lending library<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">, including materials from Ina May Gaskin, Rachel Reed, Sara Wickham, Lily Nichols, Jack Newman, etc.,<\/span><\/li><li>Lifetime access all my eCourses<\/li><li>Support for decision-making in real time with 24\/7 phone support,\u00a0<\/li><li>On-call for in-person, continuous labour and birth support at home,<\/li><li>Postpartum support and assistance with breastfeeding<\/li><li>Infant Craniosacral therapy<\/li><li>Nutritional, herbal and lifestyle teachings for the prevention and treatment of disease<\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Support for navigating a hospital transfer if you choose<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cde0e6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cde0e6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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